n the 5th century BC people started to build at Hersones where Sevastopol is situated now. In 988 Sevastopol was concurred by Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych, who did introduce the Orthodox church. at May 1783 the first ships of the Black Sea Float did enter her Buchta. Today you still find the ships of this enormous fleet in the Akhtialsky harbour.

Even in Sovjet times, Sevastopol was one of the most important harbour cities of the USSR. Many monuments still remember everyone about this fact. In that time, everybody from outside, even the Russians them selves needed a visa to get in or out of Sevastopol because there where many secrets to see in town.

The city did not only see rising, but during the Russian– Turkish war from 1854 – 1855 and WO II from 1941 – 1944 it was completely destroyed.

Sevastopol at the moment.

Sevastopol is situated at the Crimean peninsula, with a population of about 378.500 inhabitants in winter and in summer about 450.000 and is like all important cities in the world, for example Rome, Paris or Istanbul, build on seven hills.

It is next to Moscow and St. Peter on of the most famous places in the former USSR. Crimea has one of the most fantastic coast areas in Europe. At this beautiful peninsula exist a nice beach-, dancing-, nightclub life that was only there for the high placed Russians who could get a visa for this place. From Starting May until October, there is a lot of summer activity.

Sevastopol is the biggest non-freezing fishing and trading port on the Black Sea The trading and fishing port, industrial, scientific and technical centre on the peninsula, the most famous resort and cultural and historical spot in the South of Ukraine, which is situated in the South West of Crimea.

In the area of Sevastopol the climate is rather mild, sea kind, the temperature continental in the foothills, the same with subtropical Mediterranean type in the South-western side. The average monthly air temperature during the year is always above the zero level. The coldest month is February (-8, +14), the warmest one is July (up to 34 C). The temperature of the upper stratum of the water in the Black Sea at the coasts of Sevastopol during the Year is always warmer then the zero level. The atmospheric precipitation are not normally regular or predictable. The driest month is September (24,6 mm), the wettest is November (83 mm). the territory subordinate to

Sevastopol City Council is 1079 sq. km. , which makes 0,143% from the total territory of Ukraine. The territory includes: 864 sq. km. of land; 215 sq. km. of bay area. The territory of Sevastopol is larger than that of Moscow or New York. The length of the Shoreline is 152 km.

29% of the territory is occupied by agricultural lands, nearly 40% by forest, 25% by industrial and residential areas. 6% is occupied by the naval base of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation and the Naval forces of Ukraine. Sevastopol is divided in the districts of Balaklava, Gagarinsky, Leninsky and Nokhimovsky.

The population is at the moment 378.500 people.

In the city's economy, 175.400 people are employed and most of them (36.900 people) work in trade and in the restaurant and hotel business. In the industry 28.00 persons, in transportation and communication enterprises 18.800 people, in educational institutions 13.700 people, in public health services 10.800, in administration bodies 7.400 and there are 1.902 people unemployed. In Sevastopol there are 269.953 Russians living, 84.420 Ukrainians and also representatives of about 100 other countries.

54% of Sevastopol inhabitants are women and 45,7% are men. 359.130 people are citizens of Ukraine and 1.889 persons are citizens of Russia, citizens of other CIS countries are 158. People without citizenship are 1.141.

90.5% of the population speak Russian.

In Sevastopol are 75 schools, 1 university, 3 institutes, about 20 branches or faculties of Russian and Ukrainian higher education institutes, 7 higher education institutes with the 1st and 2nd levels of accrediting, 6 trade schools, 9 schools of aesthetic education, 69 libraries, 4 theatres, about 2000 monuments and 13 state health centres.

The 223 trolley buses, 149 buses and 208 minibuses transported 166.608.400 passengers in 2003.

With the decision of the government of the Ukraine in 1996, the town Sevastopol is opened to be visited by foreigners and the foreign ships are allowed to visit the ports of Sevastopol. There are plenty of the advantages in the way of developing the region as a major trading and industrial centre, as well as tourist centre of the South of Ukraine due its convenient situation, mild climate conditions, plenty recourse and the experience in the international activities.

From Sevastopol you may reach the whole peninsula very easy for a lot of excursions. From the year 2004 on it is even the main tourist city of Ukraine.